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A Carafe of Red
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LENGTH10 hrs and 12 mins
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RELEASE DATE10-08-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Every wine has a story. In this collection of elegantly written essays from the past 30 years, updated with a new introduction and endnotes, renowned author Gerald Asher informs wine enthusiasts with insightful, engrossing accounts of wines from Europe and America that offer just as much for those who simply enjoy vivid evocations of people and places. Asher puts wine in its context by taking the reader on a series of discursive journeys that start with the carafe at his elbow.
In his introduction, Asher says, "Wine . . . draws on everything and leads everywhere." Whether the subject is a supposedly simple red wine shared in a Parisian caf or a Napa Valley Cabernet tasted with its vintner, every essay in A Carafe of Red
is as pleasurable as the wines themselves.©2012 Gerald Asher (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
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Susie Santa Cruz, CA, United States 11-28-12I'm Audible's first Editor-at-Large, the host of In Bed with Susie Bright -- and a longtime author, editor, journo, and bookworm. I listen to audio when I'm cooking, playing cards, knitting, going to bed, waking up, driving, and putting other people's kids to bed! My favorite audiobooks, ever, are: "True Grit" and "The Dog of the South."
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"On the Road Exploring Wine History"
Asher takes the reader on a spectacular history-road-trip of wine in France, Spain, Italy, California— going back ages. This is not a "where-this-wine-comes-from-blah-blah" kind of book— no, there are all sorts of dirty politics and criminal activities.
I hope the author was enjoying a glass while he wrote this book.1 of 1 people found this review helpful -
"Nice writing, shame about the accents"
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?Whenever the narrator comes to a quote from some French winemaker or aficionado, and there are quite a few in this book, he reads it in a fake French accent that sounds like something from Inspector Clouseau or perhaps a Monty Python sketch. He takes a similar tack with quotes from Italians, where he sounds like Joe Dolce doing his Shaddap you face...
Without the grating fake accents this book would have easily made a 4 star listening experience in my view.
Would you be willing to try another one of P. J. Ochlan’s performances?No. I mean, he's fine when he's not putting on accents, but the Inspector Clouseau routine is really quite awful.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?The writing is great. I should have read it in print.
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